Wednesday, January 3, 2018

News Clippings January 3, 2018

State

Get an exclusive look at a toxic waste site in Pascagoula
Sun Herald (video)

Take a tour of the Mississippi Phosphates site that was declared a Superfund site in December 2017. The EPA-on site administrator explains how they monitor the site and treat the wastewater that comes from the giant gypsum stacks that the plant generated as waste.

Partners to buy SC wood pellet plant, build Mississippi port
AP

A company that makes wood pellets and sells them to power plants overseas says it's forming a new joint venture with an insurance company to buy a plant in South Carolina and build a port in Mississippi.


State Government

LEGISLATORS WEIGH-IN ON TOP PRIORITIES AT START OF 2018 SESSION
MPB

Mississippi lawmakers are weighing in on their top priorities at the start of the 2018 legislative session.


Oil Spill

Coast legislators focused on distribution of BP money
WLOX

The 2018 legislative session is underway, once again the legislature is expected to debate how the BP money should be distributed.


National

EPA removes 7 cleaned-up sites from Superfund list
The Hill

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partially or completely removed seven sites from its Superfund list last year.

Delaware threatens to sue EPA over out-of-state air pollution
The Hill

Delaware’s state government is threatening to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for not approving four requests to crack down on out-of-state air pollution.